Director of Accounts Payable
On-siteWadsworth, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Lead and unify the accounts payable function across all EAH banners, establishing a centralized organization within the Finance Center of Excellence. Evaluate existing processes and policies at each banner to standardize invoice processing, three-way matching, and disbursement practices consistent with corporate standards. Drive the selection, implementation, and adoption of a third-party A/P automation platform to maximize efficiency and retire legacy workflows. Own end-to-end A/P operations for a high-volume eCommerce environment, managing vendor master-data integrity, complex international vendor scenarios, and working capital efficiency through disciplined payment timing. Build and develop a cross-trained A/P team to eliminate single-person dependencies while partnering with purchasing, logistics, and treasury to resolve variances. Report to the Corporate Controller and report directly to the CFO.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline
- Minimum 8 years of accounts payable experience
- 3–5+ years leading an A/P team at the manager or director level
- Demonstrated experience owning A/P across multiple entities or business units
- Proven track record building A/P controls, metrics, and process standardization
- History of driving continuous process improvement (automation, standardization, close cycle, KPI reporting)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Comfort managing large data sets
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to build trust across multiple business units
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented
- Unquestioned ethics and integrity
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in a private-equity-backed or multi-brand portfolio environment
- Experience leading a multi-entity A/P organization, ideally including the implementation of an A/P automation platform
- Experience leading a multi-entity A/P organization, ideally including an ERP migration
- Proven experience leading a multi-entity A/P organization, ideally including the implementation of an A/P automation platform and/or an ERP migration
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